7th
Hawaii Pacific University Psychology Conference and Awards Dinner Banquet
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Student
and faculty attended the 7th Hawaii Pacific University Psychology
Conference and Awards Dinner Banquet this April. Psychology students from
Brigham Young University–Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific
University, and Chaminade University of Honolulu presented their research,
spanning topics from multiple victim public shootings to popular Jane Austen
novels. Presenters from Brigham Young University–Hawaii
included Bonnie Allred and Christina Hubner, with students Lisa Thompson and
Amy Lee in attendance. Brigham Young University–Hawaii’s
very own Bonnie suggested that the comfortable, sharing atmosphere allowed
students to make connections and team up with other schools to enhance personal
research. Both Bonnie Allred and
Christina Hubner presented their own personal research from Brigham Young University–Hawaii’s
Personal Research Lab. Both studies are scheduled to be presented at the
Association of Psychological Science’s 25th annual convention this
month.
Christina
Hubner’s “Evolutionary Analysis of Jane Austen’s Novel Popularity” was one of
the first presentations.
This
study looked to see if participants could predict the mating patterns of
characters in Jane Austen novels. Over 100 students were surveyed using a
modified version of Kruger’s survey regarding British novels of the Nineteenth Century.
The data suggested that participants could predict the mating patterns of the
characters in these novels. In particular, it suggested that participants could
discern short-term and long-term characters. In addition, a relationship was
revealed between the popularity of a book and the ability to predict mating
patterns.
Bonnie
Allred’s “Effects of Lip Color on Perceptions of Attractiveness in Women.” was
the final presentation of the conference.
This
particular study had participants rate the attractiveness of pictures of lips
with different saturations and with or without different shades of lipstick,
taking ethnicity into consideration. The results suggested that lips with
lipstick were perceived as the most attractive, followed by saturated lips.
Lips with green lipstick were perceived as the least attractive and lips with
red lipstick were perceived as the most attractive. Lastly, all ethnicities
rated natural and saturated lips higher than unsaturated lips.
Provided
is a list of all the presentations for the 7th Hawaii Pacific
University Psychology Conference and Awards Dinner Banquet:
Christina
Rose (HPU), “Emotional Labor in the Workplace.”
[Faculty advisor: Katherine Aumer]
Christina
Hubner (BYU), “Evolutionary Analysis of Jane Austen’s Novel Popularity.”
[Faculty advisor: Ronald Miller]
Brendan
Ito (HPU), Identity as Social Currency (v2).” [Faculty advisor: Katherine
Aumer]
Maria
Niho, Jamie Benny, & Katrina Heine (Chaminade), “An Investigation of Undergraduate
Sleep: Implications for a Campus-Wide Sleep Promotion Program.” [Faculty
advisor: Tracy Trevorrow]
Anne
Catherine Krebs Bahn (HPU), “Environmental Factors of American Societies that
Experience Multiple Victim Public Shootings: 2007-2012.” [Faculty advisor:
Katherine Aumer]
Bonnie Allred
(BYU), “Effects of Lip Color on Perceptions of Attractiveness in Women.”
[Faculty advisor: Boyd Timothy]
